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12.13.10
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1. Drill – List 3 pros and 3 cons of industrialization 2. Thoughts on Friday’s test? 3. Homework – Read and outline 382 – 385 (The Spread of Industrialization – end of section)
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The Industrial Revolution
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1. The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain Started in Britain in 1780s Why? 1) Improved farming techniques more food, less labor, lower prices - People could afford to buy manufactured goods 2) Increased population peasants moved to cities (new labor force)
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Why Britain? Continued… 3) Had $ (capital) to invest in machines and factories - Entrepreneurs made profits. - Economy was laissez-faire and ruled by supply and demand. 4) Natural Resources (coal, iron ore and water for steam power and transportation) 5) Huge market (big British empire)
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Changes in Cotton Production 1700s, cotton made in cottage industry – made cotton thread and then wove it into cloth. Inventions improved the process: - Flying shuttle made weaving faster - Hargreave’s spinning jenny – spinning cotton faster - Cartwright’s water-powered loom
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The Spinning Jenny
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More inventions… Improved steam engine – James Watt Used it to drive machinery Steam engines fueled by coal, not water By 1840, cotton cloth was Britain’s most valuable industry
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James Watt’s Steam Engine
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Coal and Iron Industries As demand for coal, people looked to iron ore Puddling = new process that turned iron ore into high quality iron Iron used for machines and trains
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Iron production… and air pollution
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New Factories Workers work in shifts to keep machine production constant Discipline of workers (even children) = harsh Adults often fined, and kids often beaten
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Railroads First railroad connected Liverpool and Manchester (32 miles). By 1850, 6,000 miles of train tracks criss- crossed Britain. Huge impact on the economy.
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